Art & Asanas

✨ So proud of this moment ✨

A huge congratulations to our Art & Asanas student Lily for receiving an Honorable Mention at this weekend’s Festival of the Arts 🎨💫

Lily has put in so much time, patience, and heart into her work. As a young artist, she has explored multiple techniques—layering, texture, color blending, and mixed media—all while learning to trust her creative instincts. That growth doesn’t happen overnight… it takes dedication, practice, and the courage to keep going.

And this is the result 🤗
A beautiful, expressive piece that truly sparkles, just like her effort and spirit.

Moments like this are exactly why I love what I do. Watching our students grow, take risks, and shine in a public art space is incredibly rewarding 💖

Keep creating, Lily, we are so proud of you! 🌟

✨ You’re invited! ✨

This weekend, our Art & Asanas students will be proudly exhibiting their artwork at the 25th Annual Festival of the Arts at St. Francis of Assisi 🤗

It’s such a special moment to see our students step into a larger art community and share their creativity with the public. Each piece reflects their growth, imagination, and the confidence they’ve built in the studio—and I couldn’t be more proud 💫

Come out, support these amazing artists, and experience a beautiful variety of artwork from our Art & Asanas family and beyond. You might even find a piece that speaks to you ❤️

📍 1 Father Hayes Drive, Haskell, NJ
🗓️ April 23–26
⏰ Thurs & Fri: 6–10 PM
⏰ Sat: 3–10 PM (Artists Reception 1–3 PM)
⏰ Sun: 11 AM–3 PM

🖼️ Bring a friend, bring your family, and celebrate the joy of art with us this weekend!

✨ Student Spotlight ✨

The attention to detail in this beautiful project is something truly special. For her very first piece, she didn’t just create the artwork—she took it to the next level by hand-painting the frame and carefully adding beaded embellishments. Every element was thoughtfully considered and crafted with patience.

For her second piece, she leaned even deeper into the beading process, focusing her energy and precision on each tiny detail—and it truly shows.

She also learned an important professional step: how to properly seal her artwork to protect it and preserve all of her hard work for years to come. 🎨

This is what we love to see at Art & Asanas—creativity, growth, and confidence building with every project. 💫

📅 Classes run Tuesday–Thursday
🎨 Youth: 4–6 PM | Teens & Adults: 6:30–8:30 PM
🌐 www.artandasanas.com

Join us and watch your artist grow!

Todays 🧠💖
Amie McNee passionately argues for the importance of creative expression, even amidst global challenges. This TED Talk explores creativity as a vital tool for self-improvement and social change, not a frivolous activity. Discover how artistic creation empowers individuals and fosters connection.

The Case for Making Art When the World Is on Fire | Amie McNee | TED Making art isn’t self-indulgent — it’s an essential, radical act of creation, says writer Amie McNee. She explores the importance of having a creative practi...

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🎨✨ Inspiring for Today’s Art Lesson! ✨🎨

Today we’re taking a page from CHANEL’s world of creativity — where fashion, music, location, filming, and production come together to make art public and unforgettable! 🌟

Just like in the CHANEL Métiers d’art show from New York — where style becomes performance and the runway becomes a stage — we’re exploring how your creations can be introduced to the world with confidence and flair. 🗽💃👗 

🔗 Watch the live fashion inspiration here:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/live/afbCCkgVGHY

🎵 With music that moves your spirit
📍 A location that sets the scene
🎥 Filming that tells your story
✨ Production that brings your vision to life

Let today’s lesson spark ideas about how you present your art to others — bold, beautiful, and uniquely you! 💖

CHANEL Métiers d’art 2026 Show in New York — CHANEL Shows CHANEL’s cross-town line–presented in New York, Matthieu Blazy’s first Métiers d’art collection features a joyful cavalcade of personalities, seen through a ...

to have in our lives

Devin Edwards @edw.dev ~~~ “Working between printmaking, woodworking, ceramics, painting, and drawing methods. Devin creates sculptural collages that reference ephemeral memories and craft traditions, creating a space where domestic spaces and the natural world intersect. Growing up in the forests of the Ramapo Mountains, Devin spent their time exploring creeks, dense forests, and hidden lakes, enamored by the stability that such a chaotic space provides. How we transform in these spaces, becoming quiet observers of something larger than ourselves. Ruins decomposing, reclaimed by the land, plants emerging through decomposing leaves, the smell of earth after rain, a metal fence being consumed by the base of a tree. Devin’s work seeks to explore these ephemeral moments where one feels so wholly connected to the world around them. Like the natural processes it explores, their work develops in a web, mimicking or repeating patterns from other pieces, everything interconnected. Similarly, Devin seeks out mediums that assert their own will onto a piece, how ceramics are transformed by heat, the natural grain of wood, how prints transform under the weight of a press bed, and free-flowing watercolor“ ~~~ Devin Edwards (They/Them) is a Charlottesville-based artist originally from northern New Jersey. They hold their BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts. Working between printmaking, woodworking, ceramics, painting, and drawing methods. They make sculptural collages referencing ephemeral memories and craft traditions, creating a space where domestic spaces and the natural world come crashing in on each other.

It’s official 💖